"We're down 500 cops. He laid off 49 firefighters. We're struggling to do our job. And these are the repercussions from his actions and his policy," said Jerry May, president of San Jose Local Firefighters 230.
"It's important for folks to get the facts and not to have this revisionist history created by political players," Liccardo said, rebutting the claims made by the firefighters.
"If you have an employer in a city that respects you and shows you some dignity, they're going to want you to stay. And ultimately, when he was in that position, that never happened," May said.
"Certainly, yes, we lost more than 500 police officers before I became mayor. When I became mayor, we worked very hard to bring people together at the table..." Liccardo stated, defending his tenure.
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